Mental Health Association Will Honor Volunteers At Meeting

May 12, 1985|By Ann Bay of The Sentinel Staff

Volunteers who have contributed their time to improve the quality of life for the mentally handicapped will be honored at the annual meeting of the Mental Health Association of Volusia County at 7 p.m. Monday at the Magnolia Grille, Daytona Beach. Perry Sperber, a retired physician, and Polly Merrell, a real estate agent with Kellogg-Goldman Real Estate, will be recognized at the meeting. Sperber served on the board of directors for 12 years and was president for two terms. Merrell, a longtime member of the board of directors, will be honored for the success of Project Cheer, which raised $1,500 and nearly 1,000 gifts to give to mentally handicapped residents of hospitals, group and foster homes and other local treatment facilities.

New officers also will be installed. Lt. Joseph J. Muffoletto, of the Daytona Beach Police Department, was re-elected president of the board of directors. Other officers are: George Rossi, first vice president; Doris Householder, second vice president; Mitchell Gordon, secretary; and Lorene Weber, treasurer. Tickets at $10 each are available at the Mental Health Association office.

-- An art exhibit featuring works by the Daytona Beach Community College art, commercial art and photography faculty is on display in the college's Gallery of Fine Art through Thursday. Exhibitors from the art department are Pam Greisinger, Jim Smiley and Steve Marsh. Commercial art faculty members participating are Gerald Bulgrin, David Jarvis, Cathy Kostreba and John Wilton. The photographers are Dan Biferie, Eric Breitenbach and Patrick Van Dusen. The works by adjunct faculty members Lee Dunkel, Clyde Finer, Melinda Patelli and Benita Van Winkle also are included.

-- The executive board of Ormond Beach's Memorial Hospital Auxiliary recently announced that Fred Butts had completed his 12-hour training and is now an active member of the auxiliary. Norma MacDonald, hours chairwoman, presented awards to 10 members. Elin Tredway received a 3,000-hour bar and Dottie Welcher a 2,000-hour bar. Bars for 500 hours were presented to Jean Kwint and Mimy Glancy. Frances Frederick, Lewis Godleski, Charles McKenney and Dale Smith were given pins for 100 hours of volunteered time. Teen-age volunteers Edna Johnson and Elaine Johnson were awarded 100-hour bars.

-- A genealogical workshop will be held from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. May 25 at Daytona Beach Community College. It will be conducted by Grace Jarvis. Pre- registration is $10 a person and registration at the door is $12 a person. To register in advance write to Volusia County Genealogical Society Inc., attention: workshop, P.O.Box 2039, Daytona Beach, 32015.